FOIA Annual Report Workbook2011-01-31FOIA Annual ReportU.S. DOLU.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOROSHAOccupational Safety and Health AdministrationOFCCPOffice of Federal Contractor Compliance ProgramsOLMSOffice of Labor Management StandardsOWCPOffice of Workers Compensation ProgramsWHDWage and Hour DivisionMSHAMine Safety and Health AdministrationEBSAEmployee Benefits Security AdministrationETAEmployment and Training AdministrationOASAMOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and ManagementALJAdministrative Law JudgesVETSVeterans' Employment and Training ServiceOIGOffice of the Inspector GeneralBLSBureau of Labor StatisticsADJ BDSAdjudicatory Boards (ARB, BRB, ECAB)WBWomen's BureauODEPOffice of Disability Employment PolicyASPOffice of the Assistant Secretary for PolicyOCIAOffice of Congressional and Intergovernmental AffairsILABBureau of International Labor AffairsCFOOffice of the Chief Financial OfficerOPAOffice of Public AffairsSOLOffice of the SolicitorDOLDepartment of Labor2010103 (g) (1) Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, Section 103(g), [30 USC 813(g)] Complaint InformationNone312(b) Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1997, Section 323(b), 30 USC 872(b)Mine MapsNoneFed. R. Crim. P. 6(e), enacted by Act of July 30, 1997, Pub. L. 98-78, 91 Stat. 319Grand JurySussman v. USMC, 494 F. 3d 1106, 1113 (D.C. Cir. 2007); Fund for Constitutional Gov't. v. NARS, 656 F.2d 856, 867-68 (D.C. Cir. 1981)Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, Title V of Public Law 107-347Confidential Respondent Data to BLS SurveyNoneOccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 USC 666(f)Advance Notice of InspectionNone55111188818143684638613286282702851311889632027028461711942191519813319901920203101229023325999130913456361314334415142144361141128167784922220412121101111002205454316011011112021717209452330302311701739817625943Effective October 2009, the Employment Standards Administration (ESA) is no longer in existence. All four of its subcomponents are now free standing agency components within the Department of Labor.As of Fiscal Year 2010 each DOL agency component, including regional and district offices, is using the Department’s FOIA tracking system. We are now relying on that system for most of the data reported in this years report. DOL believes that the consistent use of the system, in lieu of disparate tracking methodologies, allows for more accurate reporting of the agency’s FOIA activities. We also believe that use of the system has allowed us to identify requests that may not have been counted in last year's FOIA report. Accordingly, the number of requests pending at the start of the fiscal year is different from what was reported as the number pending in last year’s FOIA report. This report has been updated to reflect a change from 1,065 to 1,170 requests pending from last fiscal year. As of November 2009, the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) was reorganized to include formerly free standing Office of Job Corps. FY ‘2010 data provided for ETA includes stats for formerly independent Job Corp.Note - Due to Departmental restructuring, effective February 2010, the Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) is no longer a component within the Department of Labor. During FY 2010 and prior to its absorption into OASAM, that agency received zero FOIA requests and had no requests pending.66440201176NoRecords1842Referred167Withdrawn221FeeRelated77NotDescribed104ImproperRequest17NotAgency108Duplicate216Other18613709814NoRecords73Referred5Withdrawn9FeeRelated11ImproperRequest3NotAgency2285113217NoRecords19FeeRelated1NotDescribed1ImproperRequest15961531715NoRecords29Referred1Withdrawn7FeeRelated2NotDescribed3ImproperRequest5NotAgency6Duplicate12Other3428481989135NoRecords472Referred7Withdrawn39FeeRelated1NotDescribed1ImproperRequest14NotAgency11Duplicate142Other23191584279886NoRecords79Withdrawn42FeeRelated34NotDescribed3ImproperRequest2NotAgency3Duplicate311920183311232NoRecords161Referred20Withdrawn34FeeRelated4NotDescribed33ImproperRequest7NotAgency3Duplicate35Other58233250616116NoRecords327Referred11Withdrawn9FeeRelated112NotDescribed5ImproperRequest24NotAgency21Duplicate42Other111134542934NoRecords30Withdrawn51FeeRelated42ImproperRequest23NotAgency37Duplicate1233497110NoRecords18Referred3Withdrawn3FeeRelated1ImproperRequest1NotAgency2Duplicate4Other414420773NoRecords1FeeRelated3NotAgency3Duplicate2Other31128298NoRecords16Referred16Withdrawn1NotDescribed2ImproperRequest2Other284436NoRecords7201010NoRecords3Referred2Withdrawn521210NoRecords7ImproperRequest1112002110NoRecords9Withdrawn4NotAgency6Duplicate1Other2143000NotAgency11320NoRecords712230NoRecords8Withdrawn1NotAgency317000NoRecords44760NoRecords8Withdrawn2FeeRelated1NotDescribed1NotAgency4Other130435864541512NoRecords3120Referred232Withdrawn428FeeRelated289NotDescribed153ImproperRequest114NotAgency210Duplicate497Other25817625Agency is not required to reformat document requester is requesting.11Not requests for information3434Duplicate Assignments2323During FY 2010, EBSA made available on-line the full data set of Form 5500 data. Requests for this data were denied after it was made available on-line. Requesters were informed fo the URL where the data is posted.5858Lower Level Office Duplicate Deletions.111111Transcripts not yet in OALJ’s possession44Addressed by Another Region.2Open Case Investigation.13Records located were not responsive to the request.22Agency previously responded.2121SOL was consulted to review and provide advice only. No processing required by SOL Staff. 11258Ex. 2529Ex. 381Ex. 43028Ex. 53056Ex. 61302Ex. 7(A)1211Ex. 7(B)77Ex. 7(C)3709Ex. 7(D)1679Ex. 7(E)193Ex. 7(F)4Ex. 213Ex. 439Ex. 518Ex. 619Ex. 7(A)16Ex. 7(C)93Ex. 7(D)2Ex. 7(E)61Ex. 222Ex. 418Ex. 518Ex. 620Ex. 7(A)6Ex. 7(C)44Ex. 7(D)13Ex. 7(E)22Ex. 24Ex. 49Ex. 56Ex. 620Ex. 216Ex. 32Ex. 4308Ex. 5715Ex. 653Ex. 7(A)166Ex. 7(B)3Ex. 7(C)869Ex. 7(D)688Ex. 7(E)594Ex. 23Ex. 36Ex. 418Ex. 5186Ex. 6386Ex. 7(A)103Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)261Ex. 7(D)177Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 215Ex. 414Ex. 526Ex. 665Ex. 7(A)25Ex. 7(B)1Ex. 7(C)42Ex. 7(D)7Ex. 7(E)20Ex. 427Ex. 529Ex. 6151Ex. 7(A)1Ex. 449Ex. 656Ex. 610Ex. 21Ex. 44Ex. 570Ex. 635Ex. 7(A)9Ex. 7(C)34Ex. 7(D)17Ex. 26Ex. 32Ex. 41Ex. 55Ex. 616Ex. 7(A)3Ex. 7(C)27Ex. 7(E)1Ex. 36Ex. 46Ex. 51Ex. 68Ex. 61Ex. 21Ex. 61Ex. 41Ex. 62Ex. 21Ex. 62Ex. 7(C)2Ex. 7(E)2Ex. 56Ex. 62Ex. 7(A)3Ex. 7(C)4Ex. 7(D)2Ex. 2611Ex. 397Ex. 43522Ex. 54136Ex. 62149Ex. 7(A)1543Ex. 7(B)82Ex. 7(C)5085Ex. 7(D)2585Ex. 7(E)894Ex. 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U.S. Department of Labor has exceeded its FY 2010 backlog reduction goal of 10% for initial FOIA requests. Since the end of FY09, DOL has reduced its initial FOIA request backlog by 18.7%.The U.S. Department of Labor continues to work to reduce the number of appeals pending with the agency. Since the end of FY09, DOL has reduced its backlog of FOIA appeals by 19.6%.530287000085258200002460000000001230000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001688959As of Fiscal Year 2010 each DOL agency component, including regional and district offices, is using the Department’s FOIA tracking system. We are now relying on that system for most of the data reported in this year's report. DOL believes that the consistent use of the system, in lieu of disparate tracking methodologies, allows for more accurate reporting of the agency’s FOIA activities. We also believe that use of the system has allowed us to identify requests that may not have been counted in last year's FOIA report. Accordingly, the number of “Consultations” pending at the start of the Fiscal Year is different from what was initially reported as the number pending in last year’s FOIA report. 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